Lladró built its reputation on figures that lean toward stillness rather than drama, and this milkmaid fits that house style closely: a young girl in Dutch rustic dress, a large can held in each hand, caught mid-task rather than mid-gesture. Vicente Martínez sculpted the model, and it stayed in production for a comparatively short run, issued in 1976 and retired just five years later in 1981, which puts it among the shorter-lived figures in Lladró's back catalogue rather than one of the long-standing staples.
The glazed finish gives the piece Lladró's characteristic soft sheen, letting the pale colour palette read cleanly against the smooth porcelain surface, the kind of restrained, slightly muted look the company built its identity around well before louder, more elaborate figural work became common elsewhere in the market. A retired model like this one, no longer in production and identifiable by its number, tends to hold steadier appeal for collectors working through a specific maker's catalogue rather than shopping by subject alone.
Condition notes
Very good condition. Few tiny dark flecks to glazing.
